Meet our 2002 Fender American Series Stratocaster, that we decided to dress up in a Surf Green nitro relic that lets the original Candy Apple Red peek through like a tattoo you regret removing. It’s the kind of finish that screams “I’ve been places, but I’m still pretty.”
 
 
Underneath the cool exterior is an alder body with the proper factory shielding, grounding, and the classic HSH routing — because Fender USA liked to keep their options open in the early 2000s. The nitro relic? All attitude, zero structural drama.
 
 
The neck feels like slipping behind the wheel of a car you definitely can’t afford. A comfy C-shape maple number with a naturally worn satin back, 43.3mm nut, and those very sensible, very modern 9.5" radius vibes. At 20.8mm at the first fret and 21.9mm at the 12th, it sits right in that sweet spot where your hand goes, “Yeah… this’ll do nicely.”
 
 
And then — the frets. Brand new jumbo frets. None of this vintage-wire politeness. These are here to stay, here to bend, here to scream. Zero wear, maximum optimism.
 
 
Electronics? Pure early-2000s USA goodness. Original American Series AlNiCo V pickups, with a bridge that’s been hitting the gym (slightly overwound). Everything runs through CTS pots, a no-load Tone 2, an Oak 5-way switch, and a Switchcraft jack that won’t leave you mid-song like some jacks we won’t name.
 
 
The trem is the proper two-pivot American Series unit with the cold-rolled steel block — the one that actually sustains instead of politely giving up. Paired with the hi-mass saddles, this thing rings like it’s auditioning for stadium duty.
 
 
Weight? 3.7kg — enough to feel solid, not enough to make you revisit your chiropractor subscription.
 
 
Original sealed tuners, original plastics, original vibe. Schaller strap lock pins already installed because someone clearly cared about this guitar staying off the floor.
 
 
Comes in the original Fender USA ABS hard case, complete with keys (yes, it locks), hang tags with the serial, manual, stickers, trem arm, backplate, allen keys, strap locks, and even the sense that whoever owned this before you loved it… but not enough to keep it from ending up here.
 

This is a Strat that’s lived, aged, glowed up, and come out the other side ready to write some epic tunes with you.
 
 
This instrument received a full professional setup with deep body cleaning, body polish, neck deep clean, full electronics check, truss-rod and action and intonation adjustment. Restringed with D'addario 10-46 Nickel-plated steel strings.
 
 
This guitar will be shipped around UK with Parcelforce courier, safely packed into a sturdy guitar cardboard box. 24h courier service provided to UK customers. We also ship to USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and many other places, but at the moment we don't ship to EU or Northern Ireland  - but please drop us a message if you are in the EU as we might be able to deliver in person.